Check-punch



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S. W. PEEK.

GHEGK PUNCH. No.472,391. I Patented Apr. 5, 1892-.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL WV. PEEK, OF HARTVELL, GEORGIA.

CHECK-PUNCH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 472,391, dated April 5,1892. Application filed July 21, 1891. Serial No. 400,204. (No model.)

T 60% whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, SAMUEL 1V. PEEK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Hartwell, in the county of Hart and State of Georgia, haveinvented a new and useful Check-Punch, of which the following is aspecification This invention relates to printing, and more especially tothe perforating-stamps under that class which are useful for punchingchecks; and the object of the same is to produce certain improvements indevices of this character.

To this end the invention consists in the specific details ofconstruction hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and asillustrated on the three sheets of drawings, wherein- Figure 1 is a planview of this machine. Fig. 2 is a front elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is ahorizontal section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a verticalsection on the line 4 4 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a bottom plan view taken onthe line 5 5 of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a detailin elevation oftheratchet-operatin g mechanism, being a section taken on the line 6 6of Fig. 4. Fig. 7 is a sectional detail of the mechanism for depressingthe lower roller. Fig. 8 is a perspective detail of a portion of themechanism shown in Fig. 6.

Referring to the said drawings, 1 designates the base of this machine,having an upward- 1y-projecting step 2, which, together with othersupports 3, sustains the table 4, the said table being provided with anopening 4, through which projects the lower end of a standard 5, that ispivotally mounted in the step 2. The said standard has secured theretoin any preferred manner upper and lower segments 6 and '7, provided neartheir circumferences with registering openings 8, and a dieplate 9,having near its circumference female dies 10, registering with theopenings 8. Within these openings are located punches 11, of which thereare preferably fifteen, respectively bearing at their lower ends maledies or punches,which, in conjunction with the fifteen female dies 10,are adapted to cut, punch, or stamp the ten digits, the signs at, 7%,and ,and a period and acomma, each punch being normally raised by aspring 12 until a stop 13 strikes one of the segments to prevent itsfurther elevation. The standard 5 is j ournaled, as at- 14, in the topplate 15. The

segments and the die-plate turn within a casing 16, and the die-plateslides upon the table 4, which furnishes a firm bearing therefor.

Rising from the upper segmentti is a tubular collar 20, within which isadjustably secured by a set-screw 21 a post 22, which projects upwardlythrough a slot in the top plate and'has pivoted thereto at 23 the.operating-lever 24. The front end of this lever projects forwardly andcarries a handle 25, while its rear end is bifurcated, as at 26, whereit straddles the standard 5, and its two arms 27 servea purpose to behereinafter described.

Rising from the top plate are two lugs 28, to which are pivotedforwardly-projecting arms 29, held in normally-elevated position bysprings 30, and the front ends of these arms are connected by a curvedplate 31, having at its center a depending stud 32, which projectsthrough an opening 15" in the top plate and normally stands just abovethe upper ends of the punches 11.

33 is a guide-plate, which may be an extension of the front of thecasing, as seenin Fig. 4, this plate having upwardly projecting pointedstuds 34, spaced so as to leave openings of a size adapted to receivethe body of the lever 24, the front face of the plate 33 being inscribedopposite'the openings with the fifteen characters above mentioned.

Vith this construction when the operator grasps the handle 25 and movesit in the proper direction to bring the lever over one of the openingsin the guide-plate the bifurcated portion 26 of the lever turnspivotally on the standard 5 and the post 26 is moved by the lever withinthe slot 15. By this means the segments and the punches are revolvedbeneath the stud 32, and the designating marks on the guide-plate 33 areso arranged relatively to the punches that the same punch will bebrought under the stud that is indicated by the designating mark at thattime beneath the lever. The latter is then depressed, and this motionbears the curved plate 31 downwardly as the lever passes between two ofthe pointed studs, the descent of the curved plate causing its stud 32to strike the upper end of the punch, whereby its face is driven intoits die beneath.

The table 4 projects through the front cas- 3 Sheets-Sheet 3.

S. W. PEEK. GHEGK PUNCH.

(No Model.)

PatentedApr. 5-, 1892.

l y bis an oscillating standard located within a casing, segmentscarried thereby, a series of spring-actuated punches adapted to movevertically through said segments, a die-plate also carried by thestandard and having a die beneath each punch, a post rising from theupper segment and projecting through a slot in the top plate of thecasing, and an operatinglever pivoted to the upper end of this post andhaving its rear end bifurcated and standin g astride said standard, of aspring-actuated plate beneath the lever, having a depending stud passingthrough an opening in the top plate and beneath which the punches move,and a guide-plate adjacent the lever, carrying designating characters,as and for the purpose set forth.

4. In a check-punch,the combination, with an oscillating standard, adie-plate and segments carried thereby, spring actuated punches mountedin the segments, and a spring-actuated plate pivoted to the casing andhaving a depending stud, beneath which the punches move, of a postrising from the upper segment and passing through a slot in the topplate, a lever pivoted to this post and having abifurcated rear endstanding astride the standard, the front end of the lever passing oversaid plate, a guide-plate adjacent the lever, having designatingcharacters, eyes in the rearwardly-projecting arms of the lever, asemicircular frame which said eyes loosely engage, and spacingmechanism, substantially as described, operated by the movement of saidframe, as and for the purpose set forth.

5. In a check-punch, the combination, with the punches, the die-plate, apost supported by and forward of the central standard of the machine,and the punch-operating lever pivoted between its ends to said post andhaving a bifurcated rear end standing astride said standard and providedwith eyes, of a semicircular frame loosely engaging said eyes, movingvertically through the top plate of the casing, and connected with avertical rod, a

ratchet-wheel mounted on a shaft and turned intermittently by themovements of said rod, a roller on the front end of said shaft andprojecting through the machine table, and a presser-roller above saidtable, as and for the purpose set forth.

6. In a check-punch, the combination, \vlth the punches, the operatingmechanism therefor, a semicircular frame moved vertlcally by saidmechanism, and the vertical rod moved by said frame, of a bar pivoted atone end to said rod and at the other end to an ear in the frame-work, aWeighted pawl pivoted to sald bar, a ratchet-wheel mounted oira shaftand engaged by said pawl, a retaining-pawl, a roller on the front end ofsaid shaft and projecting through the machine table, and apresser-roller above said table, as and for the purpose set forth.

7. In a check-punch, the comb1nat1on, w 1th the base, a step and othersupports IlSlI] g therefrom, a table sustained thereby, the surroundingcasing having a slot above said table, a shelf on the projecting frontend ofthe table partially closing said slot, a springpressed feedrollerprojecting through said shelf in front of the casing, means forautomatically operating said feed-roller, and a presser-roller connectedto said casing and normally contacting with the under feedroller, of anoscillating standard journaled in said step, two parallel segments and adie- I plate carried by the standard and oscillating Within the casingabove said table, the dieplate sliding upon the table and being of equalthickness with theprojecting shelf, and the punch operating mechanism,substantially as set forth. 7

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature 1n presence of two witnesses.

SAMUEL W. PEEK.

Witnesses:

M. M. RICHARDSON, F. O. STEPHENSON.

(No Model.)

H. S. PPEIL.

TANG END JAW.

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